Alexa
[əˈlɛksə]Meaning
short form of Alexandra, and a female form of Alex
Background Story
Alexa is a short form of Alexandra, and also a given name in its own right; both come from the Greek name Alexandros. The Greek elements alexo, "to defend", and ander, "man", give Alexandra the meaning "defender of man". Alexa is used in Ancient Greek, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French and Georgian, and was borrowed into Tagalog from English.
Variations
alexis, alex
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